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I’ve learned to request stuff now and that was more than a decade ago.

I did it for years because I don’t have kids but I’m pretty much over it and feel for you. One time O didn’t ask for anything specific off over one summer and our director put me on 12 straight weeks May to Sept. Not a single summer week off 🤣

Happy Easter #dogsofsky #pugs

Lyle at gym #dogsofsky

#tbt Lyle

I’m sorry but aren’t simulated phishing emails the opposite of wellness? They still cause a nanosecond of anxiety.

Lyle with umich students at exam study event #dogsofsky

The CDC released a new study on a continued apparent increase in autism prevalence. RFK Jr's press release says the rise isn't "solely attributed to the expansion of diagnoses," seemingly contradicting the conclusion of the study's authors that it's better detection.

Lyle met an enormous friend today #pugs #dogsofskye

Every moderate who told me to calm down in 2016 owes me a thousand dollars.

As a Jewish faculty member at one of these institutions, I am saying right now, in the clearest tones possible: not in my name. This violent exploitation of Jews as an alibi for achieving Fascist ends is itself textbook antisemitism.

known

I really liked the
Pitt until they refused to honor a patient’s know. advance directive because of legal pressure from family after doc pretended it was DPOA’s choice. Don’t do that in real life. #ethics

Just in case you were wondering, fish sauce is a secret weapon on hamburgers. Smash burger with pimento cheese and avocado here.

There is literally no upside to this administration. None whatsoever.

So my workplace just deleted 20 years of my saved emails accidentally. How’s your day going?

And the measles death! Blood on his hands for sure.

Why would NYT publish this when it isn’t even peer-reviewed or published yet?

This issue isn’t going away. AABB statement on non-medically indicated directed donations available in link.

this week's cover is on point

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I’m sure RFK will be all
over this flawed data.

Thoughts and prayers? Bear or shark tooth serum? Voodoo dolls? Prob nothing since he’s making money on frivolous vaccine lawsuits.

Tom Beauchamp III (1939-2025) - Daily Nous Tom L. Beauchamp III, professor emeritus of philosophy at Georgetown University and one of the most influential philosophers of bioethics, has died. Professor Beauchamp was well-known for his work on ...

RIP Tom L. Beauchamp III — one of the giants of bioethics | dailynous.com/2025/02/22/t...

Highy reconmend. Added poblano pepper. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024... #doctorswhocook

Ten Things I Don't Want To Hate About You - This American Life Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way.

I recommend this because it is a unique look at the impact of Trumpism on sympathetic people and families. No one is the enemy. www.thisamericanlife.org/854/ten-thin...

Glad they fired all the workers and halted grants so they could spend more on lawyers and ads

Bullies never win. I’m
with her.

Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.

I hate to be alarmist but this might be the end of academic medicine www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/s...

The judge’s ruling temporarily halts any stoppage on federal diversity initiatives. Judge Adam B. Abelson wrote that orders by President Trump targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs violated freedom of speech protections.

Breaking News: A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s crackdown on diversity programs, saying it violated freedom of speech protections.

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